The next day was hell for Haley. She couldn't believe how Craig and Ashley were taking the news. They both had ignored her when she walked in the school. She walked past Craig to get to her locker without saying anything. She turned to look at him and saw him walking down the hall with Ashley.
"Haley, can I talk to you?" Haley turned to see Manny, in sweatpants.
"Um.... this isn't exactly a good time Manny."
"Sorry. But...please?"
"Fine, but make it quick."
"Haley, I'm scared. I need someone to talk to. I haven't even told J.T. yet."
"Why are you telling me?"
"Montana"
"What? How?"
"My mom told me. She works with your mom."
"Oh. Well, find. Here," Haley answered handing Manny a piece of paper with a scribbled phone number, "call me after 7."
"Okay, thanks." Manny said walking away. Haley went the other way to class. She sat down in front of Craig without speaking.
"Haley, why were you talking to Manny?"
"Why do you care? Why are you even talking to me. Aren't you afraid I might breathe on you or something?" Haley said not turning around.
"What....Haley...?" he said being interrupted by the bell.
"Shut up Craig. I'm trying to pay attention."
The morning announcements came on and Haley heard something about the Christmas Dance. 'Great another dance I'll miss.' she thought. Craig tried talking to her all morning. Finally it was lunch. She was stuck.
"Haley we really need to talk. I'm not afraid of you breathing on me. I'm not stupid."
"Coulda fooled me."
"Haley, even if you could somehow get me sick, I wouldn't care. Haley I love you." Craig managed to finally say what he'd been trying to say all day. Haley didn't know what to say. She just looked up into his eyes, smiled and got up and hugged him.
"Can I come with you to Simpson's?" he asked. She smiled again and nodded relieved she wouldn't be alone.
Haley was standing outside the Simpson-Nelson residence with her hand in the air not wanting to knock. Craig was standing next to her, waiting for her to knock, but she just stood there.
"Haley?"
"Hmm?"
"Knock." She looked up at him, nodded, and gentley knocked on the door, hoping no one would hear it.
The door opened and Emma was standing there starring at the two. "Yes?"
"Uh...." Haley didn't know what to say. She wasn't expecting Emma to answer the door.
"Is Mr. Simpson here?" Craig asked for Haley.
"No he's not."
"Oh" Haley whispered. She felt sick. She started to turn.
"Should I tell him you came by?"
"Don't bother." Haley answered. She was running towards Craig's car. She got in quickly and waited for Craig, who wasn't far behind her. He got in, started the engine and started to drive. Neither spoke for a while, then Craig pulled over to the side of the road.
"Haley we need to..." he started. "I should really get home. I shouldn't leave Mon with Megan all the time. She already likes her more than me. I don't even blame her. She's a much better mom than I ever will be. Plus Manny's going to be calling."
"Okay, but you're her mom, not Megan. Why is Manny calling? And can I come over, maybe get to know Montana?" Craig answered.
"Thanks for trying to cheer me up or whatever, but she does like Megan more than me. Manny's calling me cause she's scared and somehow found out about Mon. And I suppose you can but if she starts liking you better too...."
"She won't. Little kids hate me."
"Right, that's why Ang hates you so much."
"Yup" Craig answered with a smile on his face.
"Haley, can I talk to you?" Haley turned to see Manny, in sweatpants.
"Um.... this isn't exactly a good time Manny."
"Sorry. But...please?"
"Fine, but make it quick."
"Haley, I'm scared. I need someone to talk to. I haven't even told J.T. yet."
"Why are you telling me?"
"Montana"
"What? How?"
"My mom told me. She works with your mom."
"Oh. Well, find. Here," Haley answered handing Manny a piece of paper with a scribbled phone number, "call me after 7."
"Okay, thanks." Manny said walking away. Haley went the other way to class. She sat down in front of Craig without speaking.
"Haley, why were you talking to Manny?"
"Why do you care? Why are you even talking to me. Aren't you afraid I might breathe on you or something?" Haley said not turning around.
"What....Haley...?" he said being interrupted by the bell.
"Shut up Craig. I'm trying to pay attention."
The morning announcements came on and Haley heard something about the Christmas Dance. 'Great another dance I'll miss.' she thought. Craig tried talking to her all morning. Finally it was lunch. She was stuck.
"Haley we really need to talk. I'm not afraid of you breathing on me. I'm not stupid."
"Coulda fooled me."
"Haley, even if you could somehow get me sick, I wouldn't care. Haley I love you." Craig managed to finally say what he'd been trying to say all day. Haley didn't know what to say. She just looked up into his eyes, smiled and got up and hugged him.
"Can I come with you to Simpson's?" he asked. She smiled again and nodded relieved she wouldn't be alone.
Haley was standing outside the Simpson-Nelson residence with her hand in the air not wanting to knock. Craig was standing next to her, waiting for her to knock, but she just stood there.
"Haley?"
"Hmm?"
"Knock." She looked up at him, nodded, and gentley knocked on the door, hoping no one would hear it.
The door opened and Emma was standing there starring at the two. "Yes?"
"Uh...." Haley didn't know what to say. She wasn't expecting Emma to answer the door.
"Is Mr. Simpson here?" Craig asked for Haley.
"No he's not."
"Oh" Haley whispered. She felt sick. She started to turn.
"Should I tell him you came by?"
"Don't bother." Haley answered. She was running towards Craig's car. She got in quickly and waited for Craig, who wasn't far behind her. He got in, started the engine and started to drive. Neither spoke for a while, then Craig pulled over to the side of the road.
"Haley we need to..." he started. "I should really get home. I shouldn't leave Mon with Megan all the time. She already likes her more than me. I don't even blame her. She's a much better mom than I ever will be. Plus Manny's going to be calling."
"Okay, but you're her mom, not Megan. Why is Manny calling? And can I come over, maybe get to know Montana?" Craig answered.
"Thanks for trying to cheer me up or whatever, but she does like Megan more than me. Manny's calling me cause she's scared and somehow found out about Mon. And I suppose you can but if she starts liking you better too...."
"She won't. Little kids hate me."
"Right, that's why Ang hates you so much."
"Yup" Craig answered with a smile on his face.